Cybersecurity
Einstein Explained: Can EINSTEIN Rescue Government Cybersecurity?
DHS' Einstein is a bit less impressive than the human it’s named after, but could nonetheless one day lead to better protection for government networks and data.
People
6 hidden costs of continuing resolutions
CRs are a fact of life, but there are substantial costs to funding government on-the-fly.
Digital Government
Creating the next-generation manufacturing world
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is teaming with Autodesk to research advanced applications for 3D printing.
Cybersecurity
How OPM breach victims can fight back
Credit monitoring and credit freezes are recommended, as is providing false information for security questions on social media, banking and other websites.
People
Millennium Challenge Corporation needs a CIO
The job pays pay $125,000 to $168,317 at an agency tasked with providing grants to developing countries committed to good governance and economic freedom.
Digital Government
Can Metrics Capture the Value of 'Innovation'?
Government CIOs are very good at measuring hardware and software performance. They're not as good at measuring their organization, a new report argues.
Digital Government
The Dos and Don'ts of Implementing Innovative Technology
Federal agencies face a whirlwind of distinct challenges when implementing innovative IT, which they have to learn to overcome, says one industry expert.
Acquisition
GCN award winners announced, and State issues cell phone and IT solicitations
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
A Digital Rat Brain Could Power Future Smartphones
Rather than a traditional computer, these computer chips are designed to work like neurons.
Emerging Tech
Time to Hide: Google’s Humanoid Robot Can Now Walk Outside on its Own
The robots are coming.
Cybersecurity
IG warns Labor on information security
Among other problems, the department had a history of failing to switch off access privileges for former employees.
Digital Government
Nextgov Prime 2015 Keynote Speakers Announced
Cybersecurity and government data leaders to headline daylong event.
Modernization
ICANN handoff officially delayed
It will be at least another year before Internet domain naming and addressing functions are handed off to a global, multi-stakeholder body.
Modernization
Is the IRS thinking about a switch to off-the-shelf CRM?
A recent sources sought notice indicates the IRS might be looking to a commercial customer relationship management tool as a way to lower the cost of taxpayer contact.
Acquisition
Moving from oversight to outcomes with FITARA
The law's success hinges on a culture change from blame-setting to measuring progress toward desired goals.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Researchers Will Wage Counterattack on Crippling ‘DDoS’ Cyber Strikes
Stability of agency operations, banking, online gaming and many other daily activities are at stake here.
Emerging Tech
QTS Sets Eyes on Federal Market with Carpathia Acquisition
The Kansas-based company, which already services many federal customers through 12 nationwide data centers, spent $326 million acquiring the cloud services provider.
Modernization